If you loved Cape Fear, try A History of Violence

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Cape Fear

1991 · dir. Martin Scorsese

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A History of Violence

2005 · dir. David Cronenberg

What they share

Theysit in Crime / Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Cape Fear, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What A History of Violence is

Small town diner, morning sunlight, sizzling bacon. A father defends his business, a media storm erupts, a family's life unravels. Cronenberg's subversive lens lingers on the cracks.

If you loved Cape Fear, try A History of Violence

Cape Fear

A History of Violence

What they share

What A History of Violence is

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